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- From: meixner@rbg.informatik.th-darmstadt.de (Matthias Meixner)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: CV64 Confusion
- Date: 15 Jan 1996 16:26:19 GMT
- Organization: Technische Hochschule Darmstadt
- Message-ID: <4ddv7b$1cqk@rs18.hrz.th-darmstadt.de>
- References: <821468524.12961@alladin.demon.co.uk> <30f8bc25@wvision.iig.com.au> <821703983.27254@alladin.demon.co.uk>
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- Action Jackson (ajackson@alladin.demon.co.uk) wrote:
- : mpa@wvision.iig.com.au (Mark P Allen) wrote:
-
- : >Hi Action,
-
- : >In a message of 12 Jan 96 you wrote to All:
-
- : > >> 1024* 768*24/8 = 2.359.296 bytes
- : > >> 1280*1024*24/8 = 3.932.160 bytes
-
- Now, since the cybervision stores an additional byte for alphakey, the required
- memory is:
-
- 1024*768*32/8=3.145.728 bytes
- 1280*1024*32/8=5.242.880 bytes
-
- : > >> These are the amount of VRAM required on CV for the above screensize and
- : > >> depth.
-
- : > AJ> I wasnt asking for the theory! I can work that out! I was asking about
- : > AJ> reality! Can the CV64 do 1024x768 in 24bit? Can it do 1280x1024 in
- : > AJ> 24bit? Has someone tested this? Is it in the specs? Can the S3 chip even
- : > AJ> do this?
-
- : >1024 x 768 x 24-bit is no problem for the CV64 4MB (more stable than 1024 x 768
- : >x 16-bit on the Spectrum).
-
- : >1280 x 1024 x 16-bit is no problem either, but though there is sufficient RAM
- : >to support 1280 x 1024 x 24-bit, I have not been able to produce this
- : >resolution.
-
- As you can see, you don't have enough ram from 1280*1024, and therefore
- you won't be able to produce this resolution.
-
- --
-
- - Matthias Meixner
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